ME. ALDER ON THE ZOOPHYTES. 



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Remarks. 





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Solaster endeca, Linnmus . . 





* j 







* 



Frequent. 



Cribrella sanguinolenta, Mill. 



* 





1 * 





* 





Frequent. 



Stichaster roseus, Midler . . 



* 













Very rare. 





* 





• 1 • • 



* 







Rare. 



rubens, Linnmus . . 



* 





j * 



* 



* 



* 



Very common. 



Echinus esculentus, Linnmus 



* 





| * 





* 





Common. 



miliar is, Gmelin . . 



* 





* 



. . 



* 



* 



Common. 









• 1 • ■ 





* 



* 



Frequent. 



Drobachiensis, Mill. 



* 





. 1 * 









Abundant in- 















side Feru Is- 















lands. 



Eehinocyamus pusillus, Mill. 



* 





* 



* 





* 



Abundant. 



Spatangus purpureus, Midler 



* 





* 



* 



* 



* 



Frequent. 



Brissopsis lyrifera, Forbes . . 



* 







* 



* 



* 



Frequent in 

 deep water. 



Echinocardium cordatum, 















Rather rare in 











* 



* 





depths dredg- 

 ed. 

 Very common. 





* 



* 



* 



« 



* 



pennatifidum, Nor. 





. . J . . 





* 





Very rare. 



Cucumaria elongata, D. $ II. 





• 1 • 



* 



* 





Rather rare. 



lactea, For. § Good. 



* 



.... 





* 





Rather rare. 



Thyonidium hyalimim,Forbes 



* 



.... 





* 





Rare. 



commune, F.QG. 





* I 









Rare. 





* 







* 



* 



* 



Frequent. 



raphanus, D. § K. . . 







* 



* 



* 





Rather rare. 



flexus, Hodge 











* 





Rare. 



Psolus phantopus, Linnmus . . 



* 













Rare. 



squamatus, Koren 









, 



* 



.. 



Rare. 





21 



8 



21 



19 



31 



20 







2 



7 





2 



7 



3 



2 





Report on the Zoophytes, by Joshua Alder. 



The Zoophytes dredged during these excursions were, upon 

 the whole, good, and in considerable abundance, especially those 

 got in the last year's dredgings on the Northumberland coast. 

 Several fine examples of Sertularia fusca were then obtained. 

 This interesting and local species, hitherto considered rare, proves 

 to be more abundant on our coast than was at first expected. 

 The rare and beautiful Plumularia myriopTiyllum was got in this 

 locality for the first time, as was also the Tuliclava cornucopia, a 



